Smoke Rings TIGERS BEAT 4-3, 3-2 * YANKEES, ‘Blind Toms’ ★ * ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ VICTORIES KEEP By SAM RAGAN DETROIT IN LEAD Upsets Feature Play In Cape Fear League Many reams of copy have been written about the -----.* Joe Rue Victim Of Umpires: Hubbard, Rommel and Mori* ! of baseball but has ever Umpire thankless job umpiring, nothing Two Earned Runs In 41 Innings arty. Time: 2:1#. Attendance: 12,000. it. In the Bombardment PRINTERS been done about baseball Hall of Fame there are Pop-Bottle PUROL, NATS DIVIDE BILL the famous “Blind Toms” that have make From Of (Second Game) none of helped Crowd 68,590 ST. LOUS Ah R H O A what it is. SCORE TRIUMPHS Culleubine. If -_ 4 12 2 0 lb baseball WITH ST. LOUIS McQuinn. _ 4 110 1 are several There good candidates for the erstwhile BY BILL WHITE l.aabs, cf .. 4 0 17 0 Bill Klem of the foghorn voice has been casually Bluebirds Beat Pepsis, 4-2; Hoag, rf- 4 0 10 0 j ss _ hall—old NEW YORK, July 21.—Iff—In as Senators Take lSerardino, 4 0 2 1 2 And now we like to add the name Nightcap, 5-4, Clift, 3b 4 0 0 0 3 ! nPniinated. would of wild an afternoon as the Yankee JB’s 2-1; Whip Kappas, Heffner, 2b _ 4 0 0 0 3 who braved the ire of some fans stadium has ever seen, the Detroit After Browns Capture Umpire Joe Rue, 60,000 Leland Win Swift, c _ 3 12 3 1 won RC’s, c Yankee stadium yesterday and came out unscathed Tigers a double header from First Tilt, 8-4 Susee. _ 0 0 0 1 0 at the New York Yankees 4 to 3 and Radcliff, x..— 1 0 0 0 0 a rain of pop bottles and Irish confetti. Harris, p _ 2 0 10 1 after 3 to 2 today to stay a game and of Upsets marked the opening Mills, p _ 11110 — Stood by Killing a half ahead of the 21— (A>) xx_ second-place play in the second half of the Cape WASHINGTON, July Judnicli, 1 0 0 0 0 Rue had ruled a line Cleveland Indians in the tight Washington split a doubleheader Umpire Fear Baseball association Totals _3# 4 11 24 Heinrich that American chase. yesterday the 11 by Tommy league pennant with St. Louis today, taking for in drive scor- x-liatted Susee Oth. a foul. DODGERS But all the fireworks were afternoon, with the Purol club in two Yankee runs, CARDS, not second game 3-4 after bowing to the xx-Batted for Mills in Oth. drove it remained a set off the To ing a 4-2 over the Pepsi- WASHINGTON Ab R H O A And to the arbiter by Tigers. Umpire victory Browns 8-4 in the opener. Twelve Case, cf _ 4 1111 the bloodthirsty cries Jee Rue, the target of a howling Cola nine, the first half cham- thousand fans watched i (octl despite sweltering Lewis, rf_ 4 12 10 That took DIVIDE PROGRAM mob of went its f an Yankeedom. 68,590 sweltering fans, pions, and Jackson-Bell winning the two teams battle in sizzling sum- Walker, If_ 4 115 0 didn’t the hero’s medal. For he called a first of the a 2-1 de- 3b_ 3 114 1 nerve but the ump budge game season, er heat. Travis, West, lb _ 2 112 2 home plate during the As line smash by Tommy Henrich in cision over the Hi-Kappas. from astride Slaughter Homers Twice Joe Grace and George McQuinn Woodworth, 2b_ 3 0 0 2 2 the fifth inning of the second game In other' games of the day, Royal bombardment. were the thorns in the Senators’ side l’ofahl, ss_ 3 0 0 3 1 St. Louis Wins, Finale, 5-2; a foul, thereby cutting off two Crown put on the steamroller act Early, c_ 3 0 0 7 1 If they can’t put Umpire Rue in in the first Grace getting two beat the Athletic club game, _ 3 0 0 2 0 he should at 3-1 Yankee runs—and it was ten minu- to Southern Montagudo, p Hall of Fame, Brooklyn Wins, runs while hit one. the tes before the crowd 15 to 1 and Leland defeated Mason- home McQuinn a of some de- quit tossing 29 be medal Totals _T_ 5 6 27 8 least given bottles and at him. boro 5 to 2 in a six-inning game Elden Auker for the Browns and! better still a bomb- pop groceries Or was rain. St. I.ouis _ 000 010 300—4 scription. ST. 21—MP)—The St. Rue stood his at home that halted by Dutch Leonard, the Senators, op- on the LOUIS. July ground plate 100 004 OOx—5 cellar while job. Headon on the mound for Washington... proof Louis Cardinals divided a double- until Coach Bing Miller of the Piner, posed each "other on the mound. the of um- the Purols, gave up but two hits Error: Travis. Runs batted in: West Years ago profession header with the second-place Brook- Tigers pushed him out toward the Neither finished. Atiker was wild, out Blue- 4. Harris, Walker, McQuinn 3. Two much more risky than — and struck five in the piring was today, winning the pitcher’s box and comparative being lifted for a pinch-hitter in the base hits: Berardino. Three in- lyn Dodgers birds with the The Culleubine, and standard equipment game Pepsis. as base hits: Harris. Home runs: now to on Enos Slaughter’s safety. fifth, while Leonard had to retire West, nightcap 5 2 called at the end of the on top of the swish broom, game was McQuinn. Left on bases: St. I.ouis 5; cluded 11th and 12th homers of the year Never in the history of the stad- the result of an injury when he de- revolver. fifth inning on account of rain. Washington 2. Bases on balls off: a .22 caliber owls-head was such a after round trip blows by Joe Med- ium, old-timers said, flected a line drive off Johnny Ber- Harris 2. Strikeouts by: Mnntcngudo used them, however. Johnny Carter gave up seven Few ever the demonstration been seen. At least ardino's oat. 5, Harris 2, Mills 2. Hits off: Harris wick and Joe Gallagher brought safeties to the Bluebirds and struck # in 1-3 paid fairly well, but ten bottles whizzed past his head 5 Innings; Mills, none In 2 2-3. Umpires get Dodgers a 3 to 1 decision in the out seven. Covineton was the Pepsi On examination it was learned Wild pitches: Harris. Losing pitcher: cent is worth it. They are as he stood, arms folded, like the Harris. Itommcll. every Dpener. catcher, while Baker caught for Leonard had burst a blood vessel in Umpires: Moriarty of all fandom’s jeers— Colossus of Rhodes astride the and Hubbard. Time: 1:55. Attend- the butt Brook- Purol. his hand. Roxie Lawson re- the Mort Cooper did not allow pitching ance: 12,000. never any cheers—they are ob- plate. Successive hits Beasley, Cam- two were out in the by lieved Auker and Alex Carrasque] the ire and lyn a hit until It was Pete Fox who ject of all profanity supplied eron and Gore broke a 2-2 deadlock fifth of the second game and came to Leonard’s rescue. from baseball players and man- inning the winning blow in that second and the Purol their initial win dis- gave Nation's Net only five ov#i the full was With the score knotted at 4-all the Leading agers—no team excepted, any lea- yielded game, once order restored, of the second half. while six. The Browns bombarded Carrasquel for gue or any town. So some day tance strikinsjJFout by sending a homer into the right An unearned run marked up in Stars Open Play Today the Larainais me five one a double Grace to we d like to see someone write a even break gave field stands in the seventh. That the first stanza proved to be the hits, by unknown men of two to one. Row® his seventh for the Printers score four runs and that proved the memorial to the series games gave Schoolboy margin of victory SEA BRIGHT, N. J. July 21.- have in all the Red of the for the in their with the Kappas at margin. baseball—the umpires. They Slaughter batted victory year holding game winning IJl—Most of the nation's top-flighl to make baseball the second game. He Yanks to six hits in six Hilton. Harris benched Bonura and done as much Birds’ runs In innings. Bucky players swing into action tomor- as other repeat- (First Game) Elmo Reese limited the frat nine West on first and sent “America’s pastime” any homered in the first inning, put Sammy row in court DETROIT Ab K H O A America's oldest grass with the on and to four hits, while the Printers col- mound in class of men connected ed in the third with two Rene Monteagudo to the tennis the Sea In- Fox, rf 5 12 5 I) of tourney, Bright in the lected eight off Jim Mintz, two the second Both moves game. singled home the final tally McCosky, cf _ 5 0 12 0 game. proved but two of his the hits for a run in the vitation, persona) And Hitler 2b _ 5 13 2 4 being good Keziah seventh. Gehringer, wise. Bob Harris was Manager stumbling blocks won’t be around Greenberg, If _ 4 0 10 1 seventh. Brilliant support by the Laurence Leonard, ol me Fat Fitzsimmons shaded Haney’s selection for mound duty. to National Freddy York, lb .. 5 0 0 8 1 JB’s infield cut off several harry Bobby Riggs, duel Kappa Game) has been in a mound 3b _ 5 0 2 1 2 (First Greensboro Daily News, Lefty Clyde Shoun Higgins, Robbie Robson col- men’s champion. 2 8 0 rallies. Manager ST. LOUIS All It It O t with the fishes down of the Sullivan, c _ 5 0 sojourning to score his ninth triumph star at the Vito Tamulis is one of the numerous reasons why the 4 Riggs is top seeded in the 53rd Kress, ss_ 3 0 0 0 2 lected two doubles to Brooklyn Grace, rf _ 5 3 3 and likes on Southport way apparently in the opener. Dodgers remain the trail of the Cincinnati Reds. The lb _ 4 1 2 8 *. annual renewal of the classic. Ab- season Averiil, x _ 1110 0 plate for the day. southpaw McQuinn, has been the 1 two earned runs in 41 of 5 0 0 3 ( the way his luck holding clouted one out of Barteli, ss _ 0 0 0 0 The Crownmen blasted out 17 hits yielded only innings. .Tudnich, sent from the field of 40 is Don Medwick 0 __ Radcliff. If_ 5 3 l 0 out. stanza of the Hutchinson, p 10 10 1 the in the fourth off two Athletic liurlers to win If_ ll 0 ll li f McNeill, Kenyon college play- park McKain, p _ 10 0 12 Laabs. on and the former er who trounced for the At any rate. Laurence .is much first gr a e with none Campbell, xx_ 1110 0 easily. Lappy Williams, Berardino, ss 5 0 13 2 Riggs 1 3 2 2 was on _ 0 0 0 Clift. 3b_ 5 National clay court title last taken up with Southport and erstwhile Cardinal slugger Benton, p 0 0 member of the A’s, kept six hits Reds Double Win month, Score 4 0 1 1 < hit Fletcher Piner start- Heffner, 2b_ and Frank Rice In- W. B. Keziah, who the result of his third well scattered. 2 Guernsey, Jr., especially base as 41 4 14 27 li Swift, c _ 3 1 1 .3 Totals ed nine hits stitute for the A’s, giving up _ 0 C intercollegiate champion knows fishermen and fish by their when Gallagher broke up the opener Susce, c 0 0 1 x-Batted for Kress in 9th. 0 0 f before being relieved by Bradford Anker, p _ 1 0 who knocked Riggs out in the third first name. with his ninth-inning round tripper. xx-Batted for McKain in 9th. Rowe in the fifth inning. Over 4-2 Cullenbine, x_ 1.1 1 0 P round here last year. on the the (First Game) NEW YORK Ab R H O A Giants, 6-1, Commenting way 2 10 13 — -■ Lawson, p- -**» * ® > Yates Hawkins paced the Crown- * — ■■ — ■■ ■ —.— Ranked below Riggs in the draw Brunswick capital folks look a t BROOKLYN Crosetti. ss- 4 1112 4 J 4 0 0 2 2 men at bat with four for with is Frank second in nation- Reese, ss ? Rolfe, 3b_ five, Allows But Two Totals _ 40 8 15 27 1 Parker, national and international news, Derringer Lavagctto, 3b Henrich, cf_ 4 13 4 0 Rowan, J. Edens and Jack Brown Grimes Still x-Batted for Anker in 5tli. al defender of the Sea no one is 1 2 2 2 r Burleigh ranking, Brother Leonard says Keller, rf _ 4 0 0 2 0 Turner Ab R H O t following with three for five. Edens Hits In First Tilt; WASHINGTON Bright bowl by virtue of his vic- c _ 4 0 0 6 0 r worried much about the war "be- Dicker, Case, cf _ 4 2 2 2 ” hit a homer with one on. Rich was Has Trouble With iValker, rf ° 2 2 2 Selkirk. If_ 4 0 0 2 0 Wins In Finale Umps Lewis, rf_ 4 0 3 1 f tory over McNeill in the ’39 final. cause they're aware that if Hitler 3 0 0 3 C more l-osmik, cf- Gordon, 2b _ 4 115," the only Athletic to get than Walker, If_ 4 0 2 3' Also seeded are Welby Van Horn, should ever come to he’d 0 Southport Hilbert, cf Dahlgren, lb _ 3 2 5 1 one hit. 21.—(tft— Travis, 3b_ 4 0 0 2 0 , LANSING, Mich* July Elwood T. Cooke, and Bryan M. 4 _ 3 0 0 be with Ke- lb Brener, 0 J _ 4 0 0 14 out fishing Brother bamilli, no" p Battorn caught for S. A. C„ and Bonura, lb * ® 0 0 0 21—(A1)—1The Baseball umpires and Burleigh Grant, Jr., the perennial 2b- Hadley, p_ 0 C! CINCINNATI, July 2b _ 3 10 1' “giant ziah." ’oscarart, 2 2 'r Bam Slmith and C. Edens worked Myer, c their Grimes still fail to mix. 0 killer” from 3 Mancuso. league leading Reds put Pofhal. ss _ 4 2 2 2 Atlanta. Odds and Ends s (2 1 1 4 behind the for the James nine. Totals _ 34 3 7 27 plate _ Fitzsimmons, p steam roller into motion today to Rough and touch Burleigh, the Ferrell, c 5 1 3 2 C for the All- Detroit__— 000 000 004—4 Williams fanned eight batters. The Leonard, p _ 2 0 0 0 1 Balloting Collegiate crush the New York Giants 6 to 1 former as a result New York.. 210 000 000—: Crownmen added to their base-steal- big leaguer, Carrasquel. p_ 2 0 0 0 2 Star football team which will play tri- Coastal Loop To Play 4 to 2 for their ninth twin _ 1 0 0 0 0 st. lotms Errors: Crosetti. Runs bat- honors with stolen has- and faces a possible season’s suspen- West, z the Green Packers in late •’ " " Gordon, ing eight Bay brown, ,1b- of the season before 33,356 as the 4 > 1 3 I ted in: Henrich 2, Gordon. Campbell 2 socks. umph sion today manager of Three Games This Week continues with Nile cf Totals _ 37 4 12 27 K August heavy, FIopp. 2. Two base hits: Gehringer. Michi- rf- * Higgins Brew was the sweltering spectators. Grand Rapids Colts in the z-Batted for in 9th. Kinnick. of the candi- Slaughter, r, ,7 Henrich. Home runs: Hen Lefty again big Carrasquel Iowa, leading J 0 Dahlgren. and a sizeable man in the Leland over the Paul gan State league St. Louis _ 100 030 040—2 date for the team in to rich, Gordon, Campbell. Left on bases victory In a thrill-packed opener, Three games are on schedule to voting _ 010 201 000—4 New York 4; Detroit 12 Bases on balls Ramblers. P. Clark was the Bears’ held the Giants to two scrap was brewing. Washington in date. Baseball is Derringer Error; Berardino. Runs batted in be played the Coastal baseball finding tough off: Breuer 1. 1 Strikeouts The latest trouble Hadley by receiver. Winn and Buck com- hurler retired 21 men for Burleigh this as in North Carolina this Tyre hits. The big Grace 4. Ferrell. Lewis 2, Travis. Mc- league week, follows: sledding Breuer 5, McKain 4. Hits off: Hutch out of friction with an arbiter prised the Masonboro battery. row in the first seven innings grew Quinn 3, Radcliff 2. Two base hits: vs. Tar summer, in the small- inson 4 in 2 innings: McKain 3 in 6 in a Monday—Carolina Tigers especially The club in the 7 for which the former Brook- Clift, Grace, Ferrell. Three base hits 0 0 0 f Benton, none in 1: Brener 13 in 8 1-3: standings league: but Babe Young clouted a homer in July Heels at Robert Strange park. er leagues Shelby and Newton- T. Martin, z Case. Home runs: Grace 2, McQuinn 1J Hadley 1 in 2-3. Passed ball: Sullivan Won Lost Pet. retired the lyn Dodger manager and one-tijie Wednesday—Tar Heels vs. Castlo Conover have from the S. Martin, -- the eighth. Derringer Stolen bases: Case, Myer. Walker. Dou- dropped 02 02 02 Winning pitcher: McKain. star is current- zzz 1 Losing Royal Crown _1 0 1.000 and it big league pitcher ble Travis and Bonura: Travis Street at Robert Strange park. Tar Heel and in the Coastal Padgett, ^ pitcher: Breuer. Basil. Rue next five Giants in order plays: league Umpires: Purol 1 0 1.000 under an indefinite and Bonura. Left on liases: St and Geisel. Time: 2:13. Attendance: like his third one-hitter of ly suspension. Myer Friday—Sunset vs. Carolina Tigers Plain the fans are not turn- 1 7 27 11 looked on loop Totals -3* Jackson Bell_1 0 1.000 Bob in a let- Louis 10; Washington 14. Bases at Sunset Park. 9th. about 60,000. Joe Moore Umpire Williams, ing out for baseball as well z-Battcd for Marion in the season until singled balls off: Auker 6, Carrasquel 2. Law- night in 9th. Leland _1 0 1.000 ter to W. G. Bramham of zz-Battcd for Owen in the ninth. Judge son 2. Strikeouts by: Leonard 2. Ank- as ihey did for the daytime va- 9th. C. 1 .000 zzz-Bntted for Shoun in (Second Game) S. A. ..0 Durham, N. C., president of the er 1. Hits off: Auker 5 in 4 innings: Between June 15, 1940, and Sept riety. Hottest news in the DETROIT Ab R H O A Willis Hudlin lasted five innings in 4 Broolkyn ___090 100 002 3 Hi-Kappas _0 1 .000 National Association of Minor Lea- Lawson 7 in 5: Leonard 8 (none 1, 1940, the Civilian Pilot Training Fear was 000 150 000—3 Fox, rf_ 5 12 0 0 In the fifth out in 5th); ? in 5. Wild Cape league yesterday 5t. Louis _ Masonboro __0 1 .000 against Cincinnati. that Grimes had Carrasquel Program will have McCosky, cf_ 5 0 2 5 0 gues, charged Lawson. Winning pitcher: given primary the Jackson-Bell 2-1 victory over Error: Coscarart. Runs batted in _0 1 .000 Frank McCormick connected for a pitches: 2b _ 4 0 115 Pepsi-Cola in his (Williams’) face to 15,000 additional Mize. Two ba6f Gehringer, spat during Lawson. Losing pitcher: Carrasquel training pilols. the .. the Medwick, Gallagher 2. loaded before Hi-Kappas. During Greenberg. If_ 4 0 12 0 homer with the bases at a in flits: Medwick, Fitzsimmons an argument game Sagi- first half the Printers did not notch Lavagetto, Higgins, 3b_ 4 0 0 2 1 Dean took over and stopped Three base hit: Slaughter. Home runs : Paul naw. even one Bert Kite’s Tebbctts. e_ 4 113 1 win. Gallagher. Stolen bate: Hopp. the Reds’ bombardment. “I Medwick, Kress, ss _ 3 12 3 4 didn’t do it,” Grimes said Pirates Kinston in that rained- Double Fitzsimmons. Reese and • Craft, Ernie play play: Rowe, p_ 3 0 0 0 1 STANDINGS Singles by Harry last after the suspen- Camilli. Left on bases: Brooklyn 5 curtly night out game here Trout, p _ 1 0 0 0 1 Lombardi and Ival Goodman Wednesday night. St. Louis S. Bases on balls off: Fitz sion had been made public at lea- runs And the move dmmons Shoun 1. Strikeouts by YESTERDAY’S RESULTS counted the Reds’ other two in Flint. He re- gal grapplers 2, Totals _ 37 3 11 27 l: gue headquarters Fitzsimmons 4, Shoun 3. Wild pitch- American League into the ring at Legion stadium NEW YORK Ab R H O A in the fourth. fused to say more. 3 Fitzsimmons. Umpires: Klenf. Ballan Chicago 10-7; Philadelphia 8-2. his Crosetti. ss ..._ 4 0 0 2 4 Hurler Jim Turner counted Thursday night. 3 Time: 1:57. Cleveland 3-2; Boston 2-0. [ant and Campbell. Dickey, xx_-_ 1 0 0 0 0 Detroit 4-3; New York 3-2. fifth straight victory and Ernie Rolfe, 3b _ 4 12 2 0 St. Louis 8-4; Washington 4-5. his tenth home run of the Annual Parade (Second Game) Henrich, cf _ 3 0 2 2 0 Lombardi Sports National Publinks Meet Ab R H O A Keller, rf_ 3 0 0 2 0 season in the nightcap. BROOKLYN National League Is In Moscow 0 4 Rosar, c _ 4 0 13 0 Staged Reese, ss- 4 15 Cincinnati New York 1-2. The Reds scored in the third on 3 If_ 3 0 0 2 (I 0-4; Ai Detroit Lavagetto. 3b 5 0 10 Selkirk, 5-10; Boston 3-2. The Giants Opens Today 0 Gordon. 2b_ 4 114 4 Pittsburgh singles and a double. Uechviek, It- 4 0 0 2 2-8. lb_ 4 0 0 10 (' Philadelphia 8-5; Chicago a run in the fourth MOSCOW. July 21.—UP)—Popping _- 3 0 0 1 0 Dahlgren, came back for Phelps, c 3-2; St. Louis 1-5. an 4 0 3 0 2 0 1 Brooklyn guns of a sham battle provided DETROIT, July 21—OT—If prac- Walker, of_ 2 10 Russo, p_ on Moore’s double and Frank De- 4 0 1 11 1 Mills, x _ 1 0 0 0 0 for the tice round scores are a criterion, a Camilli. lb .— THE STANDINGS linked a explosive background today 0 Maree’s single. They rf _ 4 10 0 Red new be Wasdell, American Legaue in the annual Square sports parade qualifying round record may 2b_ 2 0 0 1 1 Totals _34 2 8 27 r double and single again Coscarart, Won Lost Pet staged by 30,000 bronzed athletes established in the 19th annual Na- xx 1 0 0 0 0 x-Batted for Busso in 9th. for another marker. Pranks, Detroit _ 52 33 .612 sixth 0 0 0 0 1 before the of Josef tional Public Links Golf champion- Hudson, 2b _ xx-Batted for Croscttl in 9th. Cleveland 51 35 .503 ahead in their approving eyes 0 0 The Reds steamed p_ 0 0 0 Stalin. Hamlin, Boston _ 47 3.8 .553 F. ship which opens over the Rackham Detroit -.. 00(1 020 100—: half of the sixth, sandwiching Hilbert, x _ 1110 0 New York _ 44 50 .530 Red New __ Eight army units, bringing Municipal course here after 1 0 0 0 * York 000 010 100—2 between a shortly p_ _ McCormick’s pair T.-umilis, Chicago 40 41 .404 triple the on the Hal xxx_ 1 0 0 0 1 up rear, put military dawn tomorrow. higher, Error: Higgins. Runs batted in: Washington _ 37 51 .420 of With the Reds ahead 3 to singles. show. vied for interest with _ They the 192 survivors of the ori- Fox 2. MeCoek.v, Gordon, Henrich. Two St. Louis 36 52 .400 Lombardi connected for his four Today —.—- 32 2 5 24 11 2, Totals base hit: Rosar. Homo runs: Gordon. Philadelphia- 33 51 .393 a vast assembly of gymnasts per- ginal field of 2,601 who played in x-Batted fro Hamlin in 5tli. cornered clout in tne eigntn. Fox. Double play: Trout, Kress, Geh- forming on a huge carpet resemb- sectional events continued (o burn xx-Bntle
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